QMI Agency

Openly gay boxer Orlando Cruz might have scored the biggest knockout of his life on Wednesday – his longtime boyfriend José Manuel.

In a video message posted to Facebook, the 32-year-old Puerto Rican featherweight proposed to Manuel less than two months ahead of a WBO Featherweight Title fight against Mexico’s Orlando Solido.

As translated by NBC Latino, Cruz put everything on the table in one of the most public ways possible.

“I wanted to tell you how much I need you and how much I miss you,” Cruz started the message. “Now, more than ever that I have an important fight coming up for the world championship, I want to tell you that you are a very special person in my life. I am a little nervous, but I want to tell you and share with your friends and my friends if you want to marry me. I want you to be part of my life and me be part of yours.”

In a similar video reply, Manuel accepted his boxing boyfriend’s proposal over the social media site.

“I accept marrying you because I love you and adore you,” Manuel responded. “Yes, I do want to marry you because I love you, I love you, I love you very much. We will keep going forward and you will see how happy we will be. I love you Papi from my heart.”

Cruz became the first openly gay boxer last October when he released a statement, referring to himself as a “proud gay man.”

He's unbeaten in two fights since coming out, moving his professional record to 20-2-1.

Since then, multiple athletes have come out as gay, including the Los Angles Galaxy’s Robbie Rogers and NBA centre Jason Collins, who an ESPN report says could be heading to the Detroit Pistons.